Donald Trump has touted his economic record during his State of the Union address in the US, boasting he'd ushered in a "golden age" as he sought to project an aura of success at a fraught moment for his presidency.

Armed police swarmed a Christchurch street early today after gunshots were heard.

Nathan Boulter will spend at least 17 years behind bars for the brutal murder of Chantal McDonald at her Christchurch home in July last year after she ended a brief relationship with him.

Care facilities have switched back to a paper-based system to manage medication, and are dishing it out by hand, while prescription portal MediMap is offline following a hack.